Day: December 21, 2023

Tennessee State Lady Tigers defeat UT Southern 86-79 in OT

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Title image via TSU Athletics Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 79 MMA 86 Winner TSU Team 1 2 3 4 OT 1 F MMA 15  21  15  20  8  79 TSU 18  27  13  13  15  86 NASHVILLE – Eboni Williams put the Tennessee State women’s basketball team ahead for good with 4:08 to go the extra period to give the Tigers an 86-79 win over the UT Southern Firehawks at home Thursday. The Tigers (3-7) had six players score in double figures, led by Zyion Shannon, who had 13 points and two steals. Saniah…

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Could this be an early look at the JT 2?

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Images have emerged of a sneaker that has been speculated to be the next model in Jayson Tatum’s signature line. The mystery sneaker sports a light green combination upper paired with black at the branded tongue. The most prominent visual feature is the rubber structures on the lateral side, likely for stability, which are lapped in black. Underneath the aforementioned upper appears to be a green rubber outsole. At this juncture there is no release information on these but we will disseminate it once it avails itself.

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North Carolina Central Hoops wins third consecutive non-conference contest

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title image via Juan Richardson Courtesy of North Carolina Central Athletics 70 Longwood 12-2,0-0 Big South 79 Winner N.C. Central 7-7,0-0 MEAC Team 1 2 F Longwood 35  35  70 N.C. Central 30  49  79 The North Carolina Central University men’s basketball team defeated Longwood 79-70 on Wednesday, getting even with a team that beat the Eagles earlier in the season. Redshirt senior Ja’Darius Harris led all scorers with 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for his first career double-double.  Longwood came into McDougald-McLendon Arena as the 25th ranked mid-major team in the country by CollegeInsider.com…

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NC Central’s Jada Tiggett named MEAC Rookie of the Week

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title image via NC Central Athletics Courtesy of North Carolina Central Athletics North Carolina Central University freshman combo guard/forward Jada Tiggett was named the MEAC Women’s Basketball Rookie of the Week after tallying a double-double in a road win at UNC Asheville, as announced by the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference on Wednesday afternoon. Tiggett led the Eagles with 14 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks in the 65-63 road triumph over the Bulldogs on Monday for her first collegiate double-double. She also contributed 10 points and seven rebounds in a close game at UNC…

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Hampton Hoops concluded non-conference schedule against Eastern Michigan

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Title image via Hampton Athletics Courtesy of Hampton Athletics  Hampton University men’s basketball team ends their non-conference schedule against Mid-American Conference foe Eastern Michigan. The Pirates have faced the Eagles on two separate occasions. HU has not faced EMU since the 2000-01 season. Hampton would be victorious escaping Ypsilanti, Mich. with a 73-71 win. A Look at the Pirates  The Pirates enter Thursday’s contest with a (4-7) record.  Coach Edward Joyner Jr.’s squad is looking for their first road win since the Paradise Jam. Hampton had a hot start to…

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Tennessee State Lady Tigers to round out non-conference schedule with UT Southern

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title image via TSU Athletics Courtesy of Stephen Featherston, Director of Communications, Tennessee State Athletics The Tennessee State women’s basketball team will take the court one more time before Christmas break as they are set to host UT Southern tomorrow afternoon inside the Gentry Center. This will be TSU’s final non-conference game with OVC play will start December 28. The Matchup: Tennessee State Tigers (2-5, 0-0 OVC) vs. UT Southern (3-6, 2-3 SSAC)Date/Time: Thursday, December 21 at noon CTLocation: Gentry Center || NashvilleTV: ESPN+ — Greg Pogue (pxp), Albert Dawson (analyst)LIVE STATS SERIES INFORMATION: This…

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